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> I mean, the draft. Can you even imagine that today? Not in the US, no. 1) Theres not a reason to when there are so many poor people who volunteer for the pr
by kitotik 6y ago
> I mean, the draft. Can you even imagine that today?
Not in the US, no.
1) Theres not a reason to when there are so many poor people who volunteer for the promise of 3 hots and a cot, healthcare, and an education
2) The workarounds that >=middle class would have to do to keep their children exempt would be harder to keep quiet in the age of social media
3) If >= middle class kids were actually forced into service, it would be much more difficult to garner wide spread support for military actions
4) There’s much more legal flexibility now than there used to be. It’s not really required or useful to formally declare war and open up a draft.